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The origin of the universe (Science masters.)
Par John D Barrow. 1994
Aimed at the non-specialist reader, this book gives the latest account of the status of the Big Bang, looks at…
the enigma of 'dark matter', and considers the possibilities and problems for further investigations. 1994.The mysterious rays: Marie Curie's world (Science Discovery Book Ser.)
Par Victor Juhasz, Nancy Veglahn. 1977
The measure of the universe
Par Isaac Asimov. 1983
Many people have difficulty in grasping the size of our universe. By using examples of various measurements -- length, pressure,…
time and temperature -- Asimov explains how to relate the unimaginable. For example, the tallest man on record was 9 feet tall while the smallest dinosaur was the size of a chicken. 1983.The man who mistook his wife for a hat: And Other Clinical Tales
Par Oliver W Sacks. 1985
Doctor Sacks discusses a wide range of neurological cases, touching on some of the deepest and strangest extremes of the…
human condition. There are patients with perceptual and intellectual aberrations and those who display abnormal mental powers. The curious details of the cases are lit up by Doctor Sacks' profound sympathy which enables us to enter the world of his patients. 1985. Uniform title: Man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical talesThe juggler's children: a journey into family, legend and the genes that bind us
Par Carolyn Abraham. 2013
Explores the stunning power and ethical pitfalls of using genetic tests to answer questions of genealogy--by cracking the genome of…
her own family. Armed with DNA kits, the author criss-crosses the globe, taking cells from relatives and strangers, a genetic journey that turns up far more than she bargained for--ugly truths and moral quandaries. With lively writing and a compelling personal narrative, 'The Juggler's Children' tackles profound questions around the genetics of identity, race and humanity. 2013.Astrophysics for young people in a hurry
Par Gregory Mone, Neil DeGrasse Tyson. 2019
Pourquoi E=mc2?: et comment ça marche? ((Quai des sciences).)
Par Brian Cox, J. R Forshaw, Guy Chouraqui. 2012
" Savez-vous que vous voyagez à la vitesse de la lumière ? Et non seulement vous, mais votre chaise, votre…
table, votre maison, la Terre elle-même ? Bien sûr, nous ne parlons pas ici d'un voyage dans l'espace en trois dimensions, mais dans la structure profonde de l'univers : l'espace-temps. Vous trouvez cela difficile à croire ? Pourtant, c'est bien ce que nous dit la fameuse équation d'Einstein : E = mc2 ! En talentueux passeurs de savoirs, Brian Cox et Jeff Forshaw nous révèlent dans ce livre les mystères de la théorie de la relativité. Grâce à eux, même sans bagage mathématique, vous pourrez percer les secrets de l'équation la plus célèbre du monde ! " -- 4e de couv. 2012. Titre uniforme: Why does E = MC²?When death becomes life: notes from a transplant surgeon
Par Joshua D Mezrich. 2019
Surgeon Joshua D. Mezrich takes us inside the operating room to unlock the process of transplant surgery, a delicate, intense…
ballet requiring precise timing, breathtaking skill, and at times, creative improvisation. Mezrich examines centuries of medical breakthroughs, connecting this history with the stories of his patients and the ethical debates surrounding organ transplantation. 2019.Under the knife: a history of surgery in 28 remarkable operations
Par Arnold van de Laar. 2018
Surgeon Arnold van de Laar uses his own experience and expertise to tell this engrossing history of surgery. From the…
story of the desperate man in seventeenth-century Amsterdam who grimly cut a stone out of his own bladder to Bob Marley's deadly toe, the author offers a wealth of fascinating insights into medicine and history via the operating room. What happens during an operation? How does the human body respond to being attacked by a knife, a cancer cell or a bullet? And, as technological advances continuously push the boundaries of what medicine can cure, what are the limits of surgery? 2018.L'éveil
Par Oliver W Sacks, Christian Clerc. 1991
Ce livre permet de suivre, jusqu'à nos jours, le destin des rares survivants de la grande épidémie de maladie du…
sommeil (ou encéphalite léthargique) qui fit des ravages au cours de l'hiver 1916-1917. Il rapporte principalement les réactions observées après qu'ils furent "réveillés", en 1967, par la L-Dopa, un nouveau médicament aux effets remarquables. 1991.Guide critique des médicaments de l'âme: [antidépresseurs, lithium et régulateurs de l'humeur, neuroleptiques, stimulants, tranquillisants, somnifères, sevrage] ((Librio ; 70).)
Par David Cohen, Suzanne Cailloux-Cohen. 1995
L'avenir de la vie
Par Michel Salomon. 1981
Médecin des trois corps: de la Faculté de médecine de Paris à l'Ashram philippin
Par Janine Fontaine. 1980
Le mètre du monde
Par Denis Guedj. 2000
Sois malade et tais-toi: un homme seul face à la médecine
Par Mustapha Khalfoun. 1988
Jeune instituteur algérien, Mustapha Khalfoun tombe malade à l'âge de 20 ans. Atteint d'un mal rarissime, il traine d'hôpital en…
hôpital, en Algérie puis a Paris. Lentement, il apprend à gérer sa maladie. 1988.Survival of the sickest: a medical maverick discovers why we need disease
Par Jonathan Prince, Sharon Moalem. 2007
Conditions that are diseases today actually gave our ancestors a leg up in the survival sweepstakes. When the option is…
a long life with a disease or a short one without it, evolution opts for disease almost every time. 2007.View from a height
Par Isaac Asimov. 1964
The cosmological milk shake: a semi-serious look at the size of things
Par Robert Ehrlich. 1994
A physicist's humourous short essays concerning the size, weight, and distance of objects. Answers such questions as "How Tall Can…
Trees Grow?", "How Far Is the Sun?", and "What Does Air Weigh?" 1994.The dawn of medicine
Par Robert Silverberg. 1967